Center Andre Drummond is averaging 32.6 minutes per game for the Pistons this season after averaging 20.7 last year during his rookie season.

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Andre Drummond is coming off a game in which he played only 27 minutes, raising the possibility that the Detroit Pistons are looking to limit his workload.

Coach Maurice Cheeks said earlier this season Drummond's increased workload in his second season has been discussed within the organization, but Drummond's minutes in the 110-108 victory over Phoenix were a result of the Suns' smaller lineup - not a plan to limit his minutes.

"For me, it hasn't been a factor of him playing a lot of minutes and trying to decrease his minutes," Cheeks said after Wednesday's practice. "That hasn't been my ...